Internal combustion engine which can be operated with a choice of different fuels, especially for a motor vehicle drive system
US6845616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an internal combustion engine which can be run optionally on various fuels of different energy density, in particular for a motor vehicle drive, characterised in that the engine is equipped with a supercharging compressor which can be connected up when using a low-energy-density fuel at least when power requirements are elevated, so that the engine works as a supercharged engine, whereas the supercharging compressor is shut off when using a high-energy-density fuel and the engine works as a naturally aspirating engine.
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